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925 silver or stainless steel for a tennis bracelet?
Stainless steel is tougher and needs less care; 925 sterling silver is easier to set, repair and plate. An even-handed comparison of tarnish, hardness, weight, skin reaction and daily wear.
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Do moissanite earrings need different care than a ring?
Earrings meet hairspray, shampoo and perfume far more than a ring does, and the butterfly back usually fails before the stone. What to clean, what to check and what to avoid.
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Moissanite stud earrings: how to choose the size
Moissanite is sized in millimetres, not carats. Here is what 3 mm to 8 mm studs look like on an ear, how carat labels work, and which backing keeps them on.
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What VVS1 actually means on a moissanite tennis bracelet
VVS1 is a diamond clarity grade that the moissanite trade borrowed by convention. Here is what it does and does not tell you about a tennis bracelet.
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Rhodium plated moissanite tennis bracelet: what the plating actually does
What rhodium plating is, why it goes over 925 silver, how thin it is, where it wears first on a tennis bracelet, and what to expect when it needs redoing.
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Jewellery gifts that do not look cheap
What separates a gift that reads as considered from one that reads as cheap comes down to four checkable things: metal purity, how the stone is set, the clasp, and plating thickness.
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